tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11701493680817781752024-03-14T03:12:45.931-04:00The Curdy's EST. 2002Matt and Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09656427433798473115noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170149368081778175.post-81268915850851143392010-01-01T20:06:00.008-05:002010-01-01T20:50:46.980-05:00Christmas 2009 Orlando FL.Round one of the many pictures we all took down in Orlando. We loved every minute we got to spend with Nana and Opa. Disneyworld just added to the fun. We had a very long crazy week hitting all the parks and were very impressed with the great behavior both Lexi and Andy had the whole time. We did Epcot, Disney Studios and The Magic Kingdom. Than we got to celebrate Christmas... YAY! It was ALL AMAZING! Thank you so much Nana and OPA for everything! 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We LOVE you all and are so grateful for all the love and support you give us everyday. Another year has come and gone full of challenges, smiles, tears, love and laughter ( Lots of laughter). We are so blessed to find you all still here by our side. Pushing us and encouraging us. We will NEVER be able so say thank you enough for everything you do for us. This year has been AMAZING!<br /> Matt can now speak Russian and has all these cool new survival tricks. He's found most importantly happiness and peace in what he's doing. I'm so thankful for his ability to make it possible for me to stay home and raise the kids. I find myself so humbled by the love he has for us. He has seen me in all the good times and especially the bad and still remains my best friend and greatest love. I'm Honored to have him as my eternal sweet heart. It's funny because in our line of work you here a lot about the service breaking up marriages BUT I know it saved ours. We are constantly reminded of the love that we have for each other and LOVE every minute of the time we are blessed with. Every day is an adventure filled with unlimited possibilities. <br /> Lexi is 5 going on 13. She is full of life and an amazing amount of energy. Also so kind and so gracious. She's been such a great strength and help to me. She's attends preschool at the local elementary school where she will continue on to kindergarden next year. She LOVES her teachers and Loves her friends. She has been in trouble a few times for talking to much. Which of course she gets from me But other than that does a great job! She is a mini me so I do see some rebellion in her... BUT I'm ready. <br /> Andy is doing just great! He LOVES cooking! Anytime I'm ready for the kitchen he's right beside me with his stole and mini whisk. He enjoys his play dates but is still very shy in large group settings. He is a carbon copy of his daddy for sure. His speech has grown in leaps and bounds since last year and has graduated from speech therapy. I can't believe how fast it has all gone by and how BIG he is now. <br /> As for me... I keep busy! This year has been GREAT! I have learned so much about myself... the strength and courage I have. The AMAZING friends I have discovered here to help me threw. To finally know the name of what I'm actually fighting! Most importantly the faith that I have grown threw all of this.... I stand in wonder at the journey that is life. Knowing for what I lack my Savior makes up for me... and that anytime things get even remotely close to easy there is always more growth and learning to do. All I can say is that out of all my years... this was my favorite. I KNOW that whatever it might be I CAN DO IT! I hold my head high and Bravely step into the next year! I will conquer whatever is next and I will at times possibly have tears in my eyes while doing it BUT I will go to my Father in Heaven on my tender knees and he will make me strong! <br /> As Christmas rolls around we find ourselves wishing we could be with you all. Instead we must send all of our love and best wishes for a VERY Merry Christmas and BLESSED new Year! We especially hold the soldiers in the field and their families in our thoughts and prayers. We LOVE you all and are so grateful for the sacrifices you make to keep us FREE! We LOVE YOU Bassette. and Guyer! 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Thank you all for your prayers. We know that's what has helped get us threw. Now onto his next portion of training. Out to "Camp" for the next three months. Nov. 16th till feb. sometime. Wish us luck!Matt and Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09656427433798473115noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170149368081778175.post-35010809555233257152009-11-03T07:57:00.004-05:002009-11-03T08:06:53.566-05:00Happy Halloween!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUegzdUgfthao9dDfRYeyaOI41nBp7LoEdUcako1qo2qB6Bn6sf-Rr0hmTJfDeuOzWcqBXHFTQI3VccJAuknL_zbLasbpLWwB_xG4keMbi2H419WOFZoZJGHuqx24n4ggdTJLAHJrEKocP/s1600-h/100_5102.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUegzdUgfthao9dDfRYeyaOI41nBp7LoEdUcako1qo2qB6Bn6sf-Rr0hmTJfDeuOzWcqBXHFTQI3VccJAuknL_zbLasbpLWwB_xG4keMbi2H419WOFZoZJGHuqx24n4ggdTJLAHJrEKocP/s400/100_5102.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399863106054655586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbq6Hc3rrGSpMzct7j0NelZkQLynQVE0JOBRW4s-QVHrQs79ldX-eoaVYXoNxn9bdtlXzkS4s9xm_hfmiNpf0LLhyphenhyphenH_Obi1WiwHGMKrJw1Ie5d6MDhjdSqZ-eYbzF1LNGS315Lykk3S9oj/s1600-h/100_5101.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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That gave Mom and Dad plenty of time to get the house all shaped up for viewing. It was so much fun having our friends and family here. The costumes made it even better. She had a blast! Thank you all for all the fun and amazing gifts. We'll see you all again when she turns 8! 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We didn't even get to add pictures of the floor and carpet because it was every inch of it. The carpet was black and all torn up in the living room and the vinyl in the kitchen and dinning room was torn to heck and back. Yes, they FINLLY made it all better but it didn't help mommy's stress level one bit. Luckily I can count my blessings and say that Matt was my HERO. I crashed out from sheer exhaustion and he kept moving on. Nothing would have gotten done here with out him. Once we're settled I will have to post more pictures. Better pictures. ( YES, that's hair poking out)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCLwo7-0br4m0jo691j1kvZZP0fssAmHlRWfzzLUwMOqkfu6uz_68LWZKgU-2nLFubLz8uFWahyphenhyphenNIS1oZmNf9ikztlBOIW1zScwPcxBGP8AfYHi4Bi8JjpgwL3y9AQAtNdRWGOG59pm9b/s1600-h/100_5058.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCLwo7-0br4m0jo691j1kvZZP0fssAmHlRWfzzLUwMOqkfu6uz_68LWZKgU-2nLFubLz8uFWahyphenhyphenNIS1oZmNf9ikztlBOIW1zScwPcxBGP8AfYHi4Bi8JjpgwL3y9AQAtNdRWGOG59pm9b/s400/100_5058.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399856073444466706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhustgakt0OE0VBlEONs4lY1maYtpk3c7zHRDREOrlZarIfSvmEMAb3btr8ruw7mRTO4z58tlHY-nGTS7KUiqzKW2Kho1Q1SK7m_vDBlOstDywYcPIOYMapqwLxZTaGUGImKj68rA9Ft6nb/s1600-h/100_5061.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhustgakt0OE0VBlEONs4lY1maYtpk3c7zHRDREOrlZarIfSvmEMAb3btr8ruw7mRTO4z58tlHY-nGTS7KUiqzKW2Kho1Q1SK7m_vDBlOstDywYcPIOYMapqwLxZTaGUGImKj68rA9Ft6nb/s400/100_5061.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399856069052280610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQrcPDNXKqxXsuGQF3GK8u3o8A7n5OWiyDOdnsVaQPzNp7CkSlERNVWBiuTWVixlIB2OYd8RkthOe_KUb7IMAAzCeTgjxj3m4h55vbMEienFGEpOQsgGlPZ990i9-76t3aXKT2RIJPWEIK/s1600-h/100_5063.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQrcPDNXKqxXsuGQF3GK8u3o8A7n5OWiyDOdnsVaQPzNp7CkSlERNVWBiuTWVixlIB2OYd8RkthOe_KUb7IMAAzCeTgjxj3m4h55vbMEienFGEpOQsgGlPZ990i9-76t3aXKT2RIJPWEIK/s400/100_5063.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399856063712911522" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif15RciXEZS21Gz_sPYNjQqBOz2SnxnmoLjOg5ctzLEj5P1dcl2sJpTarw9rdz0tsnpm9aclxaVDyWacOhKeYFjkqgA9PqAxM41gwwj0gaC6J8BCs9J0mKJftX8NGmtuBFwLESSQ3rJf7l/s1600-h/100_5066.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif15RciXEZS21Gz_sPYNjQqBOz2SnxnmoLjOg5ctzLEj5P1dcl2sJpTarw9rdz0tsnpm9aclxaVDyWacOhKeYFjkqgA9PqAxM41gwwj0gaC6J8BCs9J0mKJftX8NGmtuBFwLESSQ3rJf7l/s400/100_5066.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399856055859083714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdEfjF0SzfO_P1DsBjrrCgs1xY2WOTi85X9J_BcXVUzeDebVkBHLqIkoIzsNJhl1ziTt24kdAfB7tFMDaWovomatD5W0Q0YJe3tIXxcdm3s9AqmOS6pgMO-pSGrl9YzEJehiZcwbnxoWC2/s1600-h/100_5055.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdEfjF0SzfO_P1DsBjrrCgs1xY2WOTi85X9J_BcXVUzeDebVkBHLqIkoIzsNJhl1ziTt24kdAfB7tFMDaWovomatD5W0Q0YJe3tIXxcdm3s9AqmOS6pgMO-pSGrl9YzEJehiZcwbnxoWC2/s400/100_5055.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399856054389416306" /></a>Matt and Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09656427433798473115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170149368081778175.post-23302005969858447622009-11-03T07:31:00.002-05:002009-11-03T07:35:40.094-05:00After the maddens of the move October 7thIt was 8 before we were even able to get out the door to take Lexi to her favorite restaurant. She wanted of course Chili's for her birthday. It was well worth it. They even gave her her own malten lava cake. Being so cute must pay off :). LOL<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqM8kvz-QkiV690JvFciVFMlhag-KHbtywZ1Quu2T_pDbmdgKKmlKb34FjUttO2XQy3JWsyEpvvYD0-Xjjtki9Kd_0S_jwisA4nhHfxTIULlfvg6lJ1j_Bv7FTgGI1qxrHemT7VblSunYA/s1600-h/100_5053.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqM8kvz-QkiV690JvFciVFMlhag-KHbtywZ1Quu2T_pDbmdgKKmlKb34FjUttO2XQy3JWsyEpvvYD0-Xjjtki9Kd_0S_jwisA4nhHfxTIULlfvg6lJ1j_Bv7FTgGI1qxrHemT7VblSunYA/s400/100_5053.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399854644478373826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxf2jUkMkZ_WHQZr8obT0nIT1d5sLT0fMJL1smoqeZmqBQqJf40j8AvWYIRSeqsr5gw3onya3MSNw1GBQKpl-M3lzL_dF1tSOsTGA7RC3lxi9lmE9RsKu-BY7_hQKKvUyE0f22uvRj3_Da/s1600-h/100_5052.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxf2jUkMkZ_WHQZr8obT0nIT1d5sLT0fMJL1smoqeZmqBQqJf40j8AvWYIRSeqsr5gw3onya3MSNw1GBQKpl-M3lzL_dF1tSOsTGA7RC3lxi9lmE9RsKu-BY7_hQKKvUyE0f22uvRj3_Da/s400/100_5052.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399854640097188962" /></a>Matt and Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09656427433798473115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170149368081778175.post-26116213274667274722009-11-03T07:22:00.002-05:002009-11-03T07:31:14.509-05:00Lexi turns 5 on October 7th 2009.......Lexi's Birthday was a crazy day. We actually moved into our new house on base that day so thanks to some amazing friends she never new the difference. Miss Katie came and took her to school but not before stopping in at walmart to buy her Snow White. Lexi was thrilled! Than after school she spent the afternoon with her BFF Emily till the movers finished up their business. When she did get home I managed to have the table all decorated with her presents all arranged nicely. She had so much fun. Thank you ALL for making her day so amazing and wonderful.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96aMiJD_8I8xVaZkc3Z448qPbjCt8zsIylXeb9f9UIAG948so5ONuGIihyaaHqysff_qBYfP3bEJcITOy6HjUeEWEx3JkL3yIBxcie5urt9MAlbtRwMwdvA4oJp5n7sk7J2MyJ5ig93Z_/s1600-h/100_5048.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96aMiJD_8I8xVaZkc3Z448qPbjCt8zsIylXeb9f9UIAG948so5ONuGIihyaaHqysff_qBYfP3bEJcITOy6HjUeEWEx3JkL3yIBxcie5urt9MAlbtRwMwdvA4oJp5n7sk7J2MyJ5ig93Z_/s400/100_5048.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399852794505736850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimfdp-uXmeHd8EPzK-kvb2nx4Os1ZbvJgIQXMucZxjvd5gxaVKC6S18Q1bmM9njUiKXzgF1lHaaSRiXk5DaVygt7ysZIQpW1Xsy6xM6wfWn5rWNijpSNxMcwCmO3LfmOvRITr0mdeWRLMf/s1600-h/100_5047.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimfdp-uXmeHd8EPzK-kvb2nx4Os1ZbvJgIQXMucZxjvd5gxaVKC6S18Q1bmM9njUiKXzgF1lHaaSRiXk5DaVygt7ysZIQpW1Xsy6xM6wfWn5rWNijpSNxMcwCmO3LfmOvRITr0mdeWRLMf/s400/100_5047.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399852788095182034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHfBNsVCJ0xykRMCgdZ8kLbPspkp4pRCj3tl-gFoflyUaV5rzXJBEFcIVzJG8ALX1B7TCEjjbCtsbz_yjubcNGOPahysUht8dH4DXBLMTz5hlZeFTqiR4jbsKKHqxsN7PiT3HNptSBn0u/s1600-h/100_5045.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHfBNsVCJ0xykRMCgdZ8kLbPspkp4pRCj3tl-gFoflyUaV5rzXJBEFcIVzJG8ALX1B7TCEjjbCtsbz_yjubcNGOPahysUht8dH4DXBLMTz5hlZeFTqiR4jbsKKHqxsN7PiT3HNptSBn0u/s400/100_5045.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399852782961916258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5JX_i6gp0k0_T-dCWhJHO-hoqn_ORMh4uo51YLj_dPHJloRF4zTaDdLpBMVpwYOqsJUfZpTgGeWU0tZIfC1O6-qaEvstmh1E4dcol9n1JlWgqbqOG8PKTS9qbAI0gAnyxmBkuW6f_9j3Z/s1600-h/100_5042.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5JX_i6gp0k0_T-dCWhJHO-hoqn_ORMh4uo51YLj_dPHJloRF4zTaDdLpBMVpwYOqsJUfZpTgGeWU0tZIfC1O6-qaEvstmh1E4dcol9n1JlWgqbqOG8PKTS9qbAI0gAnyxmBkuW6f_9j3Z/s400/100_5042.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399852776560933170" /></a>Matt and Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09656427433798473115noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170149368081778175.post-51972236162609334922009-11-03T07:13:00.004-05:002009-11-03T07:22:19.856-05:00Lexi's 5th Birthday at SchoolWe were so excited to be able to celebrate Lexi's birthday with her class. Daddy and brother even got to come and help out. She loved having us in her class with her teachers and friends. Of course it had to be Ariel her very favorite Princess EVER! So she tells me. ( I could have done better with the cupcakes BUT the school has a policy that the food must be purchased and labeled with the ingredients. I was sad that they messed up so badly BUT Lexi NEVER noticed!)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQg7N5ePX4AOjL4yI4gjRO_fPyo0F7WNOoPV1Qd_0tCy5jXgyu2hL782B-x8RyqVSK_XnFFSwgShbYpelXbUPgGoj5UzoXgXtThyphenhyphenzeJ0Y3_Djr0LLkXI9qn2QRwWlJDNr3aBQoahLNBNR/s1600-h/100_5036.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQg7N5ePX4AOjL4yI4gjRO_fPyo0F7WNOoPV1Qd_0tCy5jXgyu2hL782B-x8RyqVSK_XnFFSwgShbYpelXbUPgGoj5UzoXgXtThyphenhyphenzeJ0Y3_Djr0LLkXI9qn2QRwWlJDNr3aBQoahLNBNR/s400/100_5036.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399850676425662098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2abGUhfBFMC1Z4_yodZN05YgifcuL9CIcx04gRcNa5G5W9xoAdSj39YsgOuIs4bm5UQ7Sig0_0kcF5e8E0xPvhhYdYQqiiw0ngoDMkN23No29Th5WQ55lTkOrT44zhm62lhcRFncDyrfS/s1600-h/100_5037.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2abGUhfBFMC1Z4_yodZN05YgifcuL9CIcx04gRcNa5G5W9xoAdSj39YsgOuIs4bm5UQ7Sig0_0kcF5e8E0xPvhhYdYQqiiw0ngoDMkN23No29Th5WQ55lTkOrT44zhm62lhcRFncDyrfS/s400/100_5037.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399850673496396354" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJO0HTeCkIelOFqokDsvm4CgKSlmfym2idw7_PUCSRA_myIApTk5_idGJuJ1Q1ZYUgVdi8JmBz2R_ycd3EQQqF8COAGBVCIwhyphenhyphenFgAULbIx0kIGknlywpG_GdPqMobzDUjiFdUM_64gmLKs/s1600-h/100_5033.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJO0HTeCkIelOFqokDsvm4CgKSlmfym2idw7_PUCSRA_myIApTk5_idGJuJ1Q1ZYUgVdi8JmBz2R_ycd3EQQqF8COAGBVCIwhyphenhyphenFgAULbIx0kIGknlywpG_GdPqMobzDUjiFdUM_64gmLKs/s400/100_5033.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399850054623393794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42HrzUCbOnhxy9OMQsIy-y-tebPq3TFrc8yonWDPZx8K8xraDajK48Xvbj8GdTrumvASPpPuBiuYh70t5l9Foj-JveHFBoELz2DZqbiaunR9N5MUWFJmbMesvUgDZ39Lbs_8GcyKVJ_kB/s1600-h/100_5035.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42HrzUCbOnhxy9OMQsIy-y-tebPq3TFrc8yonWDPZx8K8xraDajK48Xvbj8GdTrumvASPpPuBiuYh70t5l9Foj-JveHFBoELz2DZqbiaunR9N5MUWFJmbMesvUgDZ39Lbs_8GcyKVJ_kB/s400/100_5035.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399849792829058914" /></a>Matt and Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09656427433798473115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170149368081778175.post-17657266480411212162009-09-17T08:15:00.003-04:002009-09-17T08:26:20.379-04:00Daddy's Combat Jump!Yesterday morning the kids and I scarfed down breakfast and ran up to Saint Meire drop zone to catch Daddy and his buddies jump from a plain. The kids love watching Daddy jump! This time was extra special. They call it a combat jump. Daddy takes his ruck sac and dangles it from his hip while trying to land. Very exciting to watch all this go on. We were lucky enough to catch daddy right after for a quick picture!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ZSTKVn2GwtCO7xHal9gdkxWQdXY6fD-kVS34_95dda19a9FMoAGG34_Xkgzve7EKEY3L2nj4couUPsPsdKWM5GXZKxZlodku8wkXSiH9eB5nVtZ7OTAOsALZVjchzGr9gloXjjlozEuY/s1600-h/100_5026.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ZSTKVn2GwtCO7xHal9gdkxWQdXY6fD-kVS34_95dda19a9FMoAGG34_Xkgzve7EKEY3L2nj4couUPsPsdKWM5GXZKxZlodku8wkXSiH9eB5nVtZ7OTAOsALZVjchzGr9gloXjjlozEuY/s400/100_5026.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382409166454336658" /></a>Matt and Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09656427433798473115noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170149368081778175.post-40923785310721896202009-09-03T06:52:00.005-04:002009-09-03T07:11:00.845-04:00My Babies First Day at schoolWhen she was trying her knew school clothes on we weren't even sure on where she'd be going to school because Cumberland county's more at four program was overflowing with kids. She'd been on the waiting list since April/May. They also were horrible about actually calling people back. I called them literally everyday for a month straight and they still were unwilling to help. So, as you can tell we weren't to thrilled about having to send her. I decided to home school her because I felt there was no other option and i found an amazing online program . That's when we decided to move on post and everything fell into place. The weekend before school started I put an ad out on Craigslist ( my favorite place) to ask for some advice on schools for her when low and behold... I found out we could enroll her in school before we moved into our new house. i was thrilled! So, the day before school started I got her all set up in pre-k thats given at Mcnair school. ( her future elementary school) So, next year she will attend the same school! So excited for her! Her teacher has also turned out to be amazing! We also found out yesterday that her new BFF Emily ( which she says has the potential to be her "ALLI" ( mommy's BFF forever) lives three doors down from our new place. So, the girls can't wait to ride bikes and play hard all day. I think us mom's are just excited to carpool! :)I think it's amazing how things just fall into place when you have enough faith!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqvkJHBvbwlbPK26wjKoKMX9VdFoAcoobOZiVuxp9JUlHmTawzjvRT5A6I1Rng6HZ7d83zayOMomYvlM9V7DNW0Zc9jkf_x3LOYWmSMunJBu1iNPJmYZwKHqhi_Yq_FqSCx-LMPAk2lquD/s1600-h/100_5006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqvkJHBvbwlbPK26wjKoKMX9VdFoAcoobOZiVuxp9JUlHmTawzjvRT5A6I1Rng6HZ7d83zayOMomYvlM9V7DNW0Zc9jkf_x3LOYWmSMunJBu1iNPJmYZwKHqhi_Yq_FqSCx-LMPAk2lquD/s400/100_5006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377193928447607010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9sOb49MPVRFtnlIE-oy-Rt8Dvl9BUzaCDWqHoPPFC5kEUvKSb3ekAeifOFLrQHsyHJ040DBovY2r06BAHhNqsejfDigqekcrul-HYxTbEGFoDcH5KhWF2_LtZSfpNPCtyk6JjwYzYmcy2/s1600-h/100_5002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9sOb49MPVRFtnlIE-oy-Rt8Dvl9BUzaCDWqHoPPFC5kEUvKSb3ekAeifOFLrQHsyHJ040DBovY2r06BAHhNqsejfDigqekcrul-HYxTbEGFoDcH5KhWF2_LtZSfpNPCtyk6JjwYzYmcy2/s400/100_5002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377193716525846226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYi-D5AAbtWCx4MEJ-agSJcD0fJnxZHfoIhlYpw5S5sAmQu4rgF-hAl3DdDmUyajabyzaIRTk4jE0zZyqsK-z_sTPu-WGQ7ugMXrNoVEyQamMsetUY-dDxPTKyMuxjF-IDgOf8YWD2UWC/s1600-h/100_5001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYi-D5AAbtWCx4MEJ-agSJcD0fJnxZHfoIhlYpw5S5sAmQu4rgF-hAl3DdDmUyajabyzaIRTk4jE0zZyqsK-z_sTPu-WGQ7ugMXrNoVEyQamMsetUY-dDxPTKyMuxjF-IDgOf8YWD2UWC/s400/100_5001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377193325931164114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXm1H9nzEPwMQya0swJGnO-aJBF61lvENIoNlfVkn-4qLpTvXNob-e62LhjTvUp5w10MopSbmkCazkQFn4009_AWU0898QrOAKi-zUMSUa4bKNmciVCYtLDnyjEjtea8L7CDiw9PTvByPP/s1600-h/100_5000.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXm1H9nzEPwMQya0swJGnO-aJBF61lvENIoNlfVkn-4qLpTvXNob-e62LhjTvUp5w10MopSbmkCazkQFn4009_AWU0898QrOAKi-zUMSUa4bKNmciVCYtLDnyjEjtea8L7CDiw9PTvByPP/s400/100_5000.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377192641273867922" /></a>Matt and Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09656427433798473115noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170149368081778175.post-54529977839464518342009-09-03T06:33:00.006-04:002009-09-03T06:52:00.781-04:00Lexi's Fashion ShowLexi was so excited to start school she had to try on her new out fits. Guess which one was from Nana? ( It's the one with the hearts :) Lexi has decided she LOVES hearts just like her Nana. 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Matt teases me that I am now an offical Curdy. I get the itch to move about 6-8 months in. Believe it or not it was a very hard decision this time. We where planning on staying and making things work here but our stairs as of late have been to hard for this old lady. So, we looked all over this crazy town and found nothing. We thought and thought and thought... finally we came to the conclusion that living on post would be the best option. We'd be spending way less in gas, the parks are all there as well as the pool, It's close to Matt's work and most importantly close to the hospital where all our doctors are. Also the best part is Lexi will have a GREAT school to go to next year. When looking for places to live all the good schools off base are to far away. So, through process of elimination here we are moving into a very nice duplex home with for the RECORD NO stairs. I could not be more excited!!! Now we are patiently waiting for the call saying we're all ready to move in. They will at that point come pack and move us. I get to sit on my lazy duff and let them go at it. So, when we move we'll let ya'll know our new address and post super cute pictures OF OUR NEW PLACE. Just remember to... we have more than enough room for visitors now so we're looking forward to seeing you all soon! xoxoxoxo To everyone!Matt and Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09656427433798473115noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170149368081778175.post-6001843976827555852009-08-15T10:28:00.002-04:002009-08-15T10:44:47.716-04:00It's been a Year ...I can not believe that we have already been here in NC for a year. Where has the time gone?? We've been so blessed over that year I can hardly speak because the tears just wanna come right out! It's been so hard being away from all our Family and friends BUT it has been so rewarding to see all we've accomplished as a family. The kids and I have grown so close and rely on each other so much. The confidence and strength Matt has found nearly floors me and the women I have grown into amazes me everyday. The military can strain a marriage in so many ways but for us it has been a great way to renew and refresh. It helps you live for everyday and every moment that's for sure. We haven't even had a deployment yet! :) We are again so thankful for the courage we find everyday and the love that grows here in our home. We are thankful for the journey we've been called on as well. We've met the most amazing people and we can say WE HAVE LIVED WELL! Here is my favorite picture taken over the last year. If you look closely you'll see the tears rolling down Daddy's cheeks as he says FAREWELL A-GAIN.. to Lexi! Here's to another year... and Thank you so much Matt for having the Faith to follow your dreams!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigEM-N2vjFfmYvXbTRFGQd62V7r4O2MBSzPZr53ZEL-f_RW1RHK-yrnekPvfAIEbXiTODcX6jyCKbu12rU-uL5V9VBklBH7NF4UxHyTKz0p9pAlzvwweMs2r4QyLO-JkwOw1rL008ZsIgX/s1600-h/100_4053.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigEM-N2vjFfmYvXbTRFGQd62V7r4O2MBSzPZr53ZEL-f_RW1RHK-yrnekPvfAIEbXiTODcX6jyCKbu12rU-uL5V9VBklBH7NF4UxHyTKz0p9pAlzvwweMs2r4QyLO-JkwOw1rL008ZsIgX/s400/100_4053.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370198979520512786" /></a>Matt and Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09656427433798473115noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170149368081778175.post-69755420142305434882009-08-15T09:39:00.013-04:002009-08-15T10:02:47.626-04:00Andy's 3!!!!Looking Back.....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjADKjyq6_aISoNy94a8NlUisemeOO23J6nWDWR6E1ATs781qfbVsFUxoGlkweokhSi0o-Ku-8ypZBpoKlG4Ju7EdAUvLRE6JsFHAk3SaKdD3a9gqKXMdlLCKYPD-Y4qJU72sM4BAFwgSWw/s1600-h/IMG_8365+copybw.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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Lexi and Andy are getting ready for school. They both start at the end of the month and are going to be able to go to the same school. They LOVE the thought of being able to stay together. They're both very excited and have their backpacks all ready to go. Matt's still kicking BUTT in Russian. There's still NOT a day that goes by that we don't give all the credit to Heavenly Father for that! He's got eight more weeks and than onto his "Special" camp. He'll be there and away from us from November onto February. He'll be home for the Holidays but than back out again. As for me... I FIGHT ON!!! It's been a very hard battle for me. I know that I have already spoken on the possible LUPUS diagnoses. I saw my Family doctor on Friday. I was nervous because usually it's a hit and miss kinda thing. We go to a Clinic where our Doctors deploy as much as the soldiers here. So we make progress with one and than end up starting all over again. This is the battle we've faced. Friday was a different day! Matt met the kids and I and stayed with me through the doctor's visit. He kept them entertained and gave me some well needed moral support. The Doctor was AWESOME! She actually listened to me and decided to do a few more testes to rule out things like thyroid issues. That way when they came back negative, we'd know that the LUPUS was in fact there. She also gave me several new meds including a round of steroids that have been working very nicely! The thyroid option was eliminated by the end of the day! That's when I knew IT was in fact LUPUS I've been dealing with. I've heard this a few times but had been keeping the hope that each doctor would be different. I'll be able to see the specialist in the next two weeks. He'll be able to poke at me for a bit and help decide where we should go next. I will admit I was still hoping for something simple like a thyroid issue. So, friday was a rather dark day in our house. Matt has been so good about all of this... he's always on the internet trying to learn more and he's always got a great attitude about it. I feel horrible about the diagnosis at times like it's my fault or I could've stopped it. I know all silly BUT I know it will change the lives of myself as well as my children and husband. This is my most sensitive point because as everyone who knows me well can testify... I DO EVERYTHING for my family and the thought of sometime not being able to do that. That's my darkest thought. I take great pride and pleasure in being SUPER MOM! So I'll keep going and FIghting the good fight. I love being a mom and a wife. I hope that I can show them that more than ever. Thank you all so much for your love and support. WE can never thank you all enough for that. We'll update on this all soon. xoxoxxo and all our love!Matt and Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09656427433798473115noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170149368081778175.post-74020858133395887902009-08-04T16:51:00.005-04:002009-08-04T16:56:30.726-04:00Passing Through...Today we had a great visit with a wonderful old friend from back home! Thank you Chris and your Beautiful wife for thinking of us when planning your trip to your new home in California. You're so lucky to be going back home! Green with envy!! have a safe trip and thanks again for the wonderful visit and all the great memories!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ccN5IFXBky4TPsoI9oB0A2hXOJJdKL6piFaws3DV_YTJP5PbVnDnV8_xiyn6xH0ntx5NxXRXN-3QIjeEFeHxk6_kCekdWf_4n4-UajB_ry60AREMjsHHrA3aFqFinwxt7KeRDw9pLHlg/s1600-h/100_4970.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ccN5IFXBky4TPsoI9oB0A2hXOJJdKL6piFaws3DV_YTJP5PbVnDnV8_xiyn6xH0ntx5NxXRXN-3QIjeEFeHxk6_kCekdWf_4n4-UajB_ry60AREMjsHHrA3aFqFinwxt7KeRDw9pLHlg/s320/100_4970.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366215237919884370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF2AZqDH4-OG8q1hqK7gKIy-YWWNTibpgZq8cnuE8DTjq9vensxDIUkdvqKU8uOiTn8mpmUV2cDeb2lPsyPLoHHbsV6XL1QH1ewZb9czsNE49wiIGeODZhyphenhyphennAkRqlKTYHhjFKOyuy6DugW/s1600-h/100_4969.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF2AZqDH4-OG8q1hqK7gKIy-YWWNTibpgZq8cnuE8DTjq9vensxDIUkdvqKU8uOiTn8mpmUV2cDeb2lPsyPLoHHbsV6XL1QH1ewZb9czsNE49wiIGeODZhyphenhyphennAkRqlKTYHhjFKOyuy6DugW/s320/100_4969.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366215059123726274" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqZtxWIshdpYbj_B36ZKl5igeayCcOjiUreVYw_VR0Rf0-RqaWfLgElRzm85EuKQWuVZpzzEYUCnG-xvgLl0jzAoa-zN4tnv1_W2upWblHc-lz1pXpsdpIbGlscRHUP4qh3FHCZkcBD-r8/s1600-h/100_4968.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqZtxWIshdpYbj_B36ZKl5igeayCcOjiUreVYw_VR0Rf0-RqaWfLgElRzm85EuKQWuVZpzzEYUCnG-xvgLl0jzAoa-zN4tnv1_W2upWblHc-lz1pXpsdpIbGlscRHUP4qh3FHCZkcBD-r8/s320/100_4968.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366214872383136146" /></a>Matt and Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09656427433798473115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170149368081778175.post-83306268561917933712009-08-04T16:27:00.008-04:002009-08-04T16:48:13.405-04:00Happy 3rd Birthday Andrew!!!!Andy had a wonderful 3rd Birthday! We were planning on having a party for him but we all wound up getting the flu. Our party goers also fell ill. Lots going around right now I guess. Anyway, daddy came home after a good long work out and we opened Andy's presents first thing! He loved that!! We made sure Nana and opa got to be on the phone when he was opening theirs.. that would be who was listening in on the phone. He loved everything he got even his books! Thank you so much grandma for his policemen outfit.. no more princess dress up for him! Thank you so much to Nana and Opa for the amazing geotrax set as well. To all our friends... thank you so much for all your love and support! WE WILL EVENTUALLY have that party! Love you so much baby boy! You're 3 now! Can't believe that!!! Thanks for going with sissy and I to the movies and the toy store... we had so much fun!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhog7U64jMMA3njm2FWoTp3aGHAMDXdrflAcU4KbhyphenhyphenokxEF0zOh5sMrF0IfOFG1DlVFvYkuUuJUzcQAMVRrmQJ_BVLcSeXrRMNJhiIN6-B7j4m3pbrjnbL40NQI9d4z5ee06diSByz0b8Pt/s1600-h/100_4957.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhog7U64jMMA3njm2FWoTp3aGHAMDXdrflAcU4KbhyphenhyphenokxEF0zOh5sMrF0IfOFG1DlVFvYkuUuJUzcQAMVRrmQJ_BVLcSeXrRMNJhiIN6-B7j4m3pbrjnbL40NQI9d4z5ee06diSByz0b8Pt/s320/100_4957.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366209699270176130" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDFesRIh87acSk606gURO6nzjk8iv6JBcnYK30ILbWuw3waGNICIgkPOtIx6auqEOpHMqNj66D2w1_RbI2NRv-BSvqa39MPALprXEkxfHy1zigkFEew4RSotqBbxFqivMWUUY7TFIIxuhz/s1600-h/100_4967.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDFesRIh87acSk606gURO6nzjk8iv6JBcnYK30ILbWuw3waGNICIgkPOtIx6auqEOpHMqNj66D2w1_RbI2NRv-BSvqa39MPALprXEkxfHy1zigkFEew4RSotqBbxFqivMWUUY7TFIIxuhz/s320/100_4967.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366209370578701250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsf9NiKXlLFjW2WqpXuvX2vbJmYi21SxTvInpHJS8IeIBENmAf46SL0_wQgxC-GnmSOY4k84RTs87BsNLMaCy0VmLPKmMgrjRyJE9wW1QHueLm3v9YF4v2oPdVElnE4GK4fh_7YYPg1nUX/s1600-h/100_4963.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsf9NiKXlLFjW2WqpXuvX2vbJmYi21SxTvInpHJS8IeIBENmAf46SL0_wQgxC-GnmSOY4k84RTs87BsNLMaCy0VmLPKmMgrjRyJE9wW1QHueLm3v9YF4v2oPdVElnE4GK4fh_7YYPg1nUX/s320/100_4963.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366208883023496034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD0FRmjrJtWcb0ouqp9YAqAFYJ1VzSdaqNQNIfIxiwwMV5B3-aRSGuIBQZoKKS8JKwRW4Pn8gixtnicd2iwZ5RnKhOlQfq8thCaAnk1bmurFGccVYt6cY8AOQCdK6lae_UHBO3dPLZLdJ3/s1600-h/100_4962.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD0FRmjrJtWcb0ouqp9YAqAFYJ1VzSdaqNQNIfIxiwwMV5B3-aRSGuIBQZoKKS8JKwRW4Pn8gixtnicd2iwZ5RnKhOlQfq8thCaAnk1bmurFGccVYt6cY8AOQCdK6lae_UHBO3dPLZLdJ3/s320/100_4962.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366208643672936114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7f3ucFAhxc8aHgz6FyZSCUehPoZkrSbEXwHjE1g3FYwpDtJeW5hYedgNabQl908h0bOkkUgBSYjNQ-5zwnVqbtmYT-5_TYeyLMogehgvPuJN0cERxq7uMDCHihmXyFt5Eytrjb-LTugdE/s1600-h/100_4961.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7f3ucFAhxc8aHgz6FyZSCUehPoZkrSbEXwHjE1g3FYwpDtJeW5hYedgNabQl908h0bOkkUgBSYjNQ-5zwnVqbtmYT-5_TYeyLMogehgvPuJN0cERxq7uMDCHihmXyFt5Eytrjb-LTugdE/s320/100_4961.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366208420120792834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxHJTvXBmG6BaXcvPtN9hrJkYVqescKXj-0LshM3Vl2b2BYQ9fux7Xhf2fFMaI9Rb4bhyphenhyphenAResMxeXMjR6jx7vMRROl9hl5nn75m6oquSRS-oceXA5CgLL7ZM-zSyTO9dnT0jSvMczIbTd9/s1600-h/100_4959.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxHJTvXBmG6BaXcvPtN9hrJkYVqescKXj-0LshM3Vl2b2BYQ9fux7Xhf2fFMaI9Rb4bhyphenhyphenAResMxeXMjR6jx7vMRROl9hl5nn75m6oquSRS-oceXA5CgLL7ZM-zSyTO9dnT0jSvMczIbTd9/s320/100_4959.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366208195346015154" /></a>Matt and Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09656427433798473115noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170149368081778175.post-48655610117161180842009-08-04T16:13:00.007-04:002009-08-04T16:27:14.509-04:00Our Fourth of July ParadeOur Local town of Hope Mills holds a fourth of July Parade and all day / evening party. We were all so excited to go and have fun as a family. We were picturing something much more like a Cache valley fourth of July. We were pretty let down... the kids didn't notice the difference though. They enjoyed filling their bags with all the candy being thrown at them. After the parade we went over to our amazing friend Katie's house and enjoyed a BBQ and fireworks with her family and some friends. It was a great day! Especially being able to share it with our daddy our HERO!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXe5U1BiXAvwhsbY4p4gjdNqZRDRqts7lip5LmCc7B2PNCDSQyH4fFqOmUsUiq4_PT07cyGu40OSeDChvOoQbRhoAyHFBvTpLh3DNg1l_t1UnsQsMAjJ5XRc7mjCIjUzNkiAV5Yu6KilfF/s1600-h/100_4950.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXe5U1BiXAvwhsbY4p4gjdNqZRDRqts7lip5LmCc7B2PNCDSQyH4fFqOmUsUiq4_PT07cyGu40OSeDChvOoQbRhoAyHFBvTpLh3DNg1l_t1UnsQsMAjJ5XRc7mjCIjUzNkiAV5Yu6KilfF/s320/100_4950.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366205666649405714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDUYzG0PFsx8-rrg4ayMRMKFOIy4vrnWapNVxhUQcdbyPlk2NrekgMMwsiupHWH_CZQ8qzkFiu1g4UN8eG4_uNYxpGhV40HehDO0JhZkfM8VrIg_BrFq2NKXhYQYY37dK4HWtsiweFo3Vv/s1600-h/100_4951.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDUYzG0PFsx8-rrg4ayMRMKFOIy4vrnWapNVxhUQcdbyPlk2NrekgMMwsiupHWH_CZQ8qzkFiu1g4UN8eG4_uNYxpGhV40HehDO0JhZkfM8VrIg_BrFq2NKXhYQYY37dK4HWtsiweFo3Vv/s320/100_4951.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366205417043366530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyeQ_9DRY1lwGRwrj6p8_6H7A-2dihUbjn5hhl58txPkkNpMDsyKLFYmZ2ovGmCgFWy8hCX0oJmgGImTf_OjcpEe-aoKkw1YmHnL_9XhiauhOLCTTZK4A2R9-ieraF9GtZQypMYzCUPbWs/s1600-h/100_4946.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyeQ_9DRY1lwGRwrj6p8_6H7A-2dihUbjn5hhl58txPkkNpMDsyKLFYmZ2ovGmCgFWy8hCX0oJmgGImTf_OjcpEe-aoKkw1YmHnL_9XhiauhOLCTTZK4A2R9-ieraF9GtZQypMYzCUPbWs/s320/100_4946.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366205086546019122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0sLYvJu-z2PkDxbPyabnkgDQgBB_xKmo5-wPxgDNLOG23rARCjVG6FCtViEaZzk2iMWrbrDU7xrLJm7VNxH-0_udym30vd20Y6fAaxKlJ8Hz2F-SLrtCMF7mVV7G2nmybtTqi8MrFl70/s1600-h/100_4945.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0sLYvJu-z2PkDxbPyabnkgDQgBB_xKmo5-wPxgDNLOG23rARCjVG6FCtViEaZzk2iMWrbrDU7xrLJm7VNxH-0_udym30vd20Y6fAaxKlJ8Hz2F-SLrtCMF7mVV7G2nmybtTqi8MrFl70/s320/100_4945.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366204908457372114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE3i0dvaUhdISpDJ3z4R0_MfdTxuRbVwdZa4ny28FP-6vbylZNU85YWA5eQUehbjCtq-cWkS57P1QbJtpZNcgX1Vmr28A2OBPDhpJxh3O8C0UCULERR0iGsosgLOqDij01_4i4Hf_RuVxf/s1600-h/100_4944.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE3i0dvaUhdISpDJ3z4R0_MfdTxuRbVwdZa4ny28FP-6vbylZNU85YWA5eQUehbjCtq-cWkS57P1QbJtpZNcgX1Vmr28A2OBPDhpJxh3O8C0UCULERR0iGsosgLOqDij01_4i4Hf_RuVxf/s320/100_4944.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366204634332192834" /></a>Matt and Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09656427433798473115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170149368081778175.post-80031713575300550642009-07-01T05:26:00.015-04:002009-07-01T05:56:54.838-04:00Happy Fourth of JulyHappy Fourth of July to all those wonderful men and women who keep us safe and free. I hope that you and your families keep safe and our thoughts and prayers are always with you. To all those we personally know, who are out there in the field we can't wait for you to come home safe. We're looking after your families and missing you all greatly. We love you all and your families so much! God Speed and keep well. I received the following pictures in an email from my best friend Alison as a pick me up for Matt and I while he was going through * THE SUPER BOWL* ( please read posts from October... That'll catch you up). They were what I thought to be a wonderfully funny representation of the Soldiers that are fighting for us. They show that lovable big brother who is blowing off a little steam.... letting some of the stress just melt away. Remember to thank a Service man/women when you get a chance. 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5L1BQptPqRFKxn9R3KJ21K7AvZN1Cm2lroI8iRHhx7Wck7x7PpuGvTsYWXhWMIJ57xDNliaBjdy-msinvj9KuSCQO776la1ukAWdV0hFCft2ArwtPEQxmMk7mcBfnVLbE5zJHwSw3Hivl/s320/image001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353426191949127554" /></a>Matt and Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09656427433798473115noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170149368081778175.post-70092419946970629582009-06-28T10:38:00.013-04:002009-06-28T10:54:09.433-04:00A visit To the Fire StationThursday we went with our Mommy play group to the local fire station for some education. The kids LOVED IT! They got to hold the fire hose and play in the water. The fire fighters built them a mini pool out of tarps and medal rods. It was the coolest thing I've ever seen. THey met a fire fighter in his full gear and were taught fire safety from a singing fire truck. It was so great! Next time they do it we'll be there again for sure! Everyone should check to see if there local fire department does something like this. 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Closer to thirty than I am :) LOL! We love you!!! XOXOXOXOXOMatt and Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09656427433798473115noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170149368081778175.post-75856442252682090342009-06-28T10:24:00.003-04:002009-06-28T10:33:30.279-04:00Our New KittenSo, we had a female kitten only five or so weeks old. She suddenly passed away one morning. So Matt grabbed a shovel and we gave her a proper funeral. When speaking to the vet's office they suggested we try a knew kitten as soon as we were ready. The kids and Matt were of course were ready right away.... as for me it took a little while. We went a few days later and brought home Buddy. He's been truly great for everyone! Fun and very affectionate kitten.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJehvo2retEpOWGtB6_wPfofJqjmowokxNruZ5JWKAHOcFZe0JBC-mJ3E-v-JVlia3nsYtShadCb1NpJ0ccx4-ivt4qx__15U4xh-NeW7yjRuoVncyPjKlibDh7bziFHaxH5AquV2z-VtV/s1600-h/100_4896.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJehvo2retEpOWGtB6_wPfofJqjmowokxNruZ5JWKAHOcFZe0JBC-mJ3E-v-JVlia3nsYtShadCb1NpJ0ccx4-ivt4qx__15U4xh-NeW7yjRuoVncyPjKlibDh7bziFHaxH5AquV2z-VtV/s320/100_4896.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352384539727437682" /></a>Matt and Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09656427433798473115noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170149368081778175.post-7443709682642413662009-06-28T09:15:00.003-04:002009-06-28T10:01:41.830-04:00What's Happening Now....Hello all! I've been asked on several occasions to update my blog.... So here I am on a Sunday morning home from church with a sick little girl. What better time to do it :)! So here's the happenings, Matt started Language training almost two months ago now. ( can't believe it's already been that long) He's totally kicking butt and being blessed with help from Heavenly Father. He's been able to get high scores each time they test he scores in the mid to high ninety's. Yes we feel truly blessed! It's amazing to see all of our blessings so clearly now. Everything we have done has led us here. Lexi and Andy will be starting school in August. This I can't believe! Lexi misses the cut off date for Kindergarden by two weeks. She was very upset! But I found a program that she can attend called more at four. It's just like Kindergarden but run through a State funded Preschool. Since Andy has had so many speech issues he gets to go a few hours a week and enjoy preschool. As for Andy and Speech... He's amazed me! Grandpa called yesterday and Andy talked to him... ( he thought it was Lexi because he was talking so well :) He was amazed at how well Andy was doing. Andy has also felt confident enough to talk on the phone. The Grandparents are all enjoying that! As an update on me.... the medical testing still goes on. I've got several appointments in July and yet another Bone scan. I'm hoping that this will yield more answers. I've been pretty sick for the past couple months now. Stress Fractures and several compound fractures in my right foot and toes/ankle area. That's what started all the testing anyway. I've also had several other symptoms that a "normal" 27 year old shouldn't have. They have several ideas as to what might be going on it's just all a process of elimination. I will update you all as soon as I have a handle on exactly what it is and how they will be treating everything. On a brighter note I've been able to have the cutest little babies in the house. I started watching some kids and am really enjoying that! I've also been blessed with a few very close friends here who have always been more than ready to help me out by doing things like watching the kids for Dr.'s appointments and such. Thank you guys... you know how amazing you are :)! Anyway, we'll keep taking one day at a time and being thankful for what we have been blessed with!Matt and Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09656427433798473115noreply@blogger.com2